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Chelsea fans are being urged to get in touch with the club and supporter representatives after an incident in Barcelona last night.
A number of Chelsea fans were injured by FC Barcelona’s security staff wielding batons following their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final defeat.
Fans who shared their experiences on social media, including pictures of injuries and footage of fans being hit by batons,...

The funeral for one of the founders of the Football Supporters' Association (FSA), forerunner to the FSF, will take place at the beginning of next week.
Shiela Spiers, one of the longest serving fan activists and former-vice president of the FSA saldy passed away earlier this month.
The funeral for Shiela, a life-long Liverpool supporter, is taking place on Monday 19th March from 2pm at Springwood...

A meeting of FSF members in the north west will take place in Saint Helens on Wednesday 11th April.
Football governance will be on the agenda as supporters will be joined by Chester MP Chris Matheson for the North West FSF Divisional meeting.
The group will hear about Chris’s work on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in Parliament. An online petition started by Blackpool...

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust (THST) has criticised the club over its pricing of season tickets at the New White Hart Lane Stadium.
The club is due to take up residence at the new ground at the start of next season and season ticket renewals were announced yesterday – with prices ranging from £795 to £2,200, some of the most expensive in English football. A petition urging the club to rethin...

Blackpool fans have been invited to meet with senior EFL officials to discuss the club’s case which follows a protest at the league’s headquarters.
Last Friday, around 100-150 Blackpool fans led by the Tangerine Knights fan group braved the cold to march on EFL headquarters in Preston, demanding the league act against the club’s deeply unpopular owners.
Our affiliates at Blackpool Supporters’ Trus...

Bristol City fans met senior club officials last night to discuss the significant season ticket price rises many supporters are facing at Ashton Gate.
Earlier this month the club released its season ticket prices for the 2018-19 season with some childrens’ under-12 season tickets increasing from £50 to £335. OAPs are also facing a 10% increase.
Supporters urged the club to suspend season ticket sa...

Recently supporter representatives from FSF Cymru met with the Football Association of Wales (FAW), Welsh police and others to talk about upcoming international fixtures and other fan issues.
The meeting covered recent trips to China, policing, the new Wales manager and much more.
Minutes from that meeting are now available to download:
FSF Cymru & FAW meeting February 2018 - read the minutes here...

Crystal Palace and the Fans for Diversity campaign, run by the FSF and Kick It Out, are joining together to host an event which will see a panel of experts discuss the current issues and challenges surrounding discrimination in football.
The event will be hosted by former Charlton Athletic, Aston Villa and Palace defender Paul Mortimer. He'll be joined on the panel by Crystal Palace defender Damie...

Football’s accessibility group Level Playing Field are highlighting the match-going experience this month as part of its weeks of action campaign.
Focusing on the match day experience of disabled supporters, LPF’s #OurMatchDay events across the country have highlighted the issue of accessibility across English football’s stadiums.
So far multiple events have been held at clubs across the country i...

Bristol City fans are urging the club to suspend season ticket sales for next season after the club revealed significant price hikes in certain sections of Ashton Gate.
Under the new proposals, some childrens’ under-12 season tickets will increase from £50 to £335 while OAPs are also facing a 10% increase from this season to 2018/19.
Robins fans in the Lansdown Central section of the ground who ta...